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A roughly 15-week training course for ICE special agents.
special agents attend a multistage basic training sequence at the that begins with the FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program () and is followed by an HSI-specific special agent course (); multi...
The career-path split inside channels new hires into distinct, mandatory training pipelines: special agents must complete ’s foundational Criminal Investigator Training Program () and then agency-spec...
The two primary tracks diverge sharply in duration and instructional focus: training is being compressed into a short, operationally focused academy measured in weeks or several dozen days, while cand...
coordinates with local law enforcement primarily through co‑located, multi‑agency task forces, intelligence‑sharing platforms, and joint operations that pool federal legal authorities, local knowledge...
ICE training length is not a single fixed number: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) basic training for new deportation officers is described by ICE and fact-checkers as roughly eight weeks (abo...
special agents and deportation officers are trained through distinct pipelines that differ in length, mission focus, and depth of investigative instruction: HSI candidates undergo a substantially long...
and are hired to very different missions, and reflect distinct qualification paths, interview processes, and training pipelines for each role . ERO hiring emphasizes scalable operational staffing with...
A direct comparison shows ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations) basic training is shorter, more tactically focused and oriented to deportation operations, while HSI (Homeland Security Investigation...
ICE agents receive extensive initial academy training through FLETC and agency-specific programs and — according to agency materials and reporting — participate in "career-continuous" and post‑academy...